Thursday, October 24, 2013

There is a lot brewing in the Upper Valley this year for Halloween. We've got the listings on all of the upcoming Halloween fun! These are just some of the Halloween howls happening around town. You can look under the Halloween category in the resources section of the site or browse the site by day and look for the big orange pumpkin and yellow background marking Halloween events. So if you want to get the most out of your halloween costume this year, check out some of the following:

Saturday, October 26th, 2013:

TMO Spooky Saturday Morning Out
Families and children of all ages are invited to a Halloween party to benefit Toddler’s Morning Out. Wear your costume and come to enjoy live acapella music, games and crafts, lunch and healthy treats, and the bouncy house!
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Richard W. Black Community Center, 48 Lebanon Street, Hanover, NH

A Spooky Halloween
A cemetery tour, skits and living history portrayals explore the dark side of Woodstock. Author Michael Bell discusses the history of New England vampires at 7 p.m.
Time: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Woodstock History Center, 26 Elm St., Woodstock, VT

Peeps & Squeaks
Our special Halloween event designed for those ages 5 and under. From 4:30 to 5:30pm, participants will enjoy crafts, stories, and games themed around some of our favorite Halloween creatures.Come in a costume or just be part of the fun!Peeps & Squeaks participants are welcome to also join us at our...
Time: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
VINS Nature Center, Route 4, Quechee, VT

9th Annual Hoots & Howls at VINS
This fun, educational and non-scary Halloween event is great for families and people of all ages. Guided tours lead you along trails lighted by pumpkins as you enjoy storytelling, live animals, skits, activities and more! Wrap up the evening with yummy Tricky Treats and the chance to meet a bird up...
Time: 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
VINS Nature Center, Route 4, Quechee, VT

12th Annual Halloween Egg Haunt, Parade & Q Ball
Hartford Parks & Recreation and the Rio Blanco Social Club will host the Annual Halloween Egg Haunt, Parade & Meat Ball for all to enjoy. All ages are invited to join in the fun for the "Egg Haunt" from 6:00-7:00 pm in Veterans Park opposite the Main Street Museum on RR Row. Hunt for eggs and Hallo...
Time: 6:00 PM -
Downtown White River Junction, White River Jct, VT

Tuesday, October 29th, 2013

Tots & Tea *all-age* playgroup at St Thomas church in Hanover is having a Halloween party and parade in its regular Tuesday afternoon slot (3:15-5PM) on October 29th. We'll be joined by *Rockin' Ron the Friendly Pirate *starting at 4 PM (http://www.rockinronthefriendlypirate.com/) - come and join the fun! Wear a costume and bring a Halloween treat to share.

Pre-Halloween Party
Do you need help doing your kids hair and makeup for their Halloween costume? Stop by from 2pm-4pm on Halloween and have us do it for you! We will be providing FREE hair and makeup for kids under 12! All kids will get a Halloween goody bag!
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Vivo Salon, 119 Mechanic St, Lebanon, NH 03766

Norwich Halloween Celebration
Come in costume • Refreshments • Face & nail paintingFun & Games • A family event – All Welcome !Co-Sponsored by the Norwich Inn and Recreation CouncilNote that if it is pouring rain, we regret we will have to cancel.
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
In front of the Norwich Inn, Main Street, Norwich, VT

Halloween Funfest
Enjoy a free evening of Halloween celebration activities around Colburn Park! Stories in the Great Pumpkin Patch, pumpkin painting, and photos with your favorite storybook characters! This year a new character is coming to Fun Fest! Try some pumpkin bowling, during the Trunk and Treating Tailgate...
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Colburn Park, Lebanon, NH

Haunted House
Visit The Haunted House if you dare FREE & Open to all ages, however…Parental accompaniment suggested/needed for young childrenSponsored by the American Legion–Lyman F. Pell Post # 8 & Boy Scout Troop # 253, as well as community members
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The Grange, Main Street, Norwich, VT

Pumpkin Lighting
Bring your jack-o-lanterns! Pumpkins will be lit throughout the evening and must be picked up at the end of the night.
Time: 5:30 PM -
Norwich Library, 368 Main St., Norwich, VT

As always, feel free to share if you know of other events. Send an email to info@uppervalleyconnections.com or use the "Submit a Listing" tool on the site. Have a fun and happy Halloween!

Friday, March 22, 2013

If you haven't noticed, we're not updating or camp section under resources this year. We've decided camps are special enough they need their own section. So, in the menu on the top right you'll see a new link, camps. Clicking this will bring you to a page full of camps many I'd never heard of before creating this list. I'm still working hard to find and add more, but it's somewhere to start if you're trying to plan out the summer. Some have rolling registrations and some have deadlines coming up and some are filling up. You can use the filters on the left side to filter by organization, the week the camp is being held or an age. It's still a work in progress, but hopefully it'll be somewhat helpful! As always, I'd love to hear any feedback or ideas you have while using it.

Starting tonight with Middle School fun night at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center.

It's open house weekend for Vermont and NH Maple Sugar Houses. Many sugar houses will be open all weekend long for visitors to come and view the process.

Easter begins Saturday with the CCBA's annual easter egg hunt. There are other opportunities to see the Easter bunny this weekend. Saturady at Elizabeth Park in Bradford and the Easter bunny will be skating at Great View Roller Skating rink both Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Also on Saturday, Hopkins Center is hosting The Mermaid Theater of Nova Scotia while they put on performances of "Guess How Much I Love You" and "I Love My Little Storybook"

And on Sunday...
The Norwich Regional Animal Hospital is hosting an open house with activities for the kids such as face painting, bandaging up a stuffed animal or making Dog treats to bring home and bake. They also have scheduled performances by search and rescue dogs and the VT state police K9 officers.

The Howe library is host to the Howel classic mini-golf extravaganza. This sounds like a blast. For $5 you get to play mini-golf in the library and enjoy pizza, burritos and treats!